Item 72 - Painter's bill (James Ivers)

1 item, paper

A bill for work done to the college, including: painting the parlour chimney pot three times, painting the chimney piece, and painting the Great Staircase in the Master's Lodge (6s); painting the new irons on the Hall doors (6d); painting the parlour in the Master's Lodge at 3d per 105 yards (£1 6s 3d); painted the chimney, and blacked the back of the chimney and leaded the hearth (2s 4d); painting 2 pairs of window sashes and frames (3s); painting "the New & Bare places" and wainscotted in lead (4s); painted the passages at 3d per 20 yards (5s); whiting the ceilings and painting bare places (2s); painting 4 pairs of windows sashes and frames in the garden (6s); painting the outside of the door leading to the garden (1s); painting the dining room, the passages, staircase and hall (4s 6d); painting the garden door which leads to the walk (2s); puttying and painting a door and window sashes in oil, and painting all the wainscot within the lodge (6s); puttying the "Joiners" for the garden doors (2d); painting the new garden door and door frame three times with oil, and painting the large door by the chapel (7s); blacking the "Coves" and back of the Hall chimney twice, and painting the chimney piece (3s); for lead, putty and carpenters working on the Gates near the close (6d); cleaning and painting the Great Gates, posts and iron-work in oil (18s). This part of the bill amounted to £4 17s 3d, and was followed by further entries: painting the new and old chapel doors three times (6s 6d); painting a door and door frame in the cloisters "by the Door going into the Lodge" (1s). The total bill amounted to £5 4s 9d and was signed by James Ivers.